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NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (KUNA) -- Terror struck Northern Indian town of Ludhiana
Sunday night when six people were killed and at least 25 injured in a powerful
blast inside a cinema theatre, three days after the blast at the world famous
Ajmer Dargah killed three people.
Four persons died on the spot and two others died in a hospital, the news
agencies reported.
The Shingaar cinema theatre, in Ludhiana in Northern Indian state of
Punjab, where the blast occurred tonight was crowded with Sunday audience.
Many people were out on the streets today on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The injured, some of them, stated to be in critical condition were admitted
to CMC and Civil Lines hospitals in Ludhiana, the news agencies said.
The blast took place in the second and third row of the cinema hall. The
bomb could have planted during the interval of the film. The explosion took
place within 15 minutes of the movie restarting after the interval, the news
agencies reported.
Punjab police is investigating the cause of the blast. Forensic experts
have reached the spot.
Police did not rule out the role of splinter Khalistani terror groups like
Babbar Khalsa International in the blast. Punjab was the hotbed of terrorism
led by Khalistani groups during 1980s and early 1990s. Khalistani groups were
reported to have received active support from Pakistanis Inter Services
Intelligence. (pickup previous)
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